Cisco Wireless Control System (WCS) for Linux and Windows 4.0(1) and earlier uses a default administrator username "root" and password "public," which allows remote attackers to gain access (aka bug CSCse21391)
Published Jun 28, 2006
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.68%
Description
Cisco Wireless Control System (WCS) for Linux and Windows 4.0(1) and earlier uses a default administrator username "root" and password "public," which allows remote attackers to gain access (aka bug CSCse21391).
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 4.0\(1\)
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.68% (0.02681) | 85.30th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.63% (0.02632) | 83.50th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.75% (0.01746) | 81.28th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.83% (0.01830) | 88.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 24, 2023 | 1.83% (0.01830) | 86.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 9, 2023 | 1.96% (0.01962) | 87.03th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 2, 2023 | 2.17% (0.02171) | 87.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 25, 2023 | 2.12% (0.02118) | 87.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 87.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (7)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20870 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016398 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20060628-wcs.shtml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CISCOPatch
- http://www.osvdb.org/26882 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18701 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2583 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27439 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/20870 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1016398 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20060628-wcs.shtml | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CISCOPatch | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/26882 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18701 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2583 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27439 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
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